The Church of the Province of Central Africa includes dioceses in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This revised modern liturgy, published in English and Chichewa on facing pages in 1976, superseded earlier translations of the Book of Common Prayer.

Chichewa, or Chewa (Chi here means language) is classified by Ethnologue as a dialect of the Bantu language Nyanja, or Chinyanja. It is the national language of Malawi. It is spoken by around 9,000,000 people, mostly in Malawi, but also in neighboring Zambia (where it is also an official language) and Mozambique. David Griffiths, in his Bibliography of the Book of Common Prayer, lists 11 previous translations into Nyanja / Chewa; one of these (127:3, 1909) is online. The text is presented below in English and Chichewa in parallel, as it is in the original.

Further information on Prayer Books and their translations for the Province of Central Africa may be found in a chapter by Titus Presler in the Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer.

This text was transcribed by Richard Mammana in 2011 from a copy of the 48-page bilingual pamphlet provided by Mother Miriam of the Community of St Mary in Greenwich, New York.

THE HOLY EUCHARIST
The Liturgy for the Proclamation of the Word of God and Celebration of the Holy Communion

Greeting

At the entry of the ministers, the people stand and a hymn may be sung. The theme of the Eucharist is announced.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The Lord be with you.
And also with you.

Praise

Praise the Lord.
Praise him you servants of the Lord.

You that stand in the house of the Lord:
Praise the name of the Lord.

The following may be omitted in Lent.

Glory to God in the highest
and peace to his people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
receive our prayer.

For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
 

UKARISTIA WOYERA
Mwambo wakulengeza Mawu a Mulungu
ndi wakuchita Chiyanjano Choyera

Malonje

Poloŵa atsogoleri anthu aime, ndipo nyimbo ingathe kuimbidwa. Wansembe auze anthu, cholinga cha Ukaristia uwu.

M’dzina la Atate ndi la Mwana ndi la Mzimu Woyera. Amen.

Ambuye akhale nanu.
Akhalenso ndi inu.

Matamando

Mtamandeni Ambuye.
Mtamandeni iye inu atumiki a Ambuye.

Inn akuimirira m’nyumba ya Ambuye;
Tamandani dzina la Ambuye.

Mawu otsatiraŵa angasiyidwe m’nthaŵi ya Lenti

Ulemerero ukhale kwa Mulungu m’mwambamwamba,
ndi mtendere pansi pano, kwa anthu chisomo.

Tikutamandani, tikulemekezani,
tikulambirani, tikukuzitsani,
tikuthokozani chifukwa cha ulemerero wanu waukulu,
Ambuye Mulungu, Mfumu yakumwamba,
Mulungu Atate wamphamvuzonse.

Ambuye, Mwana wobadwa yekha, Yesu Kristu.
Ambuye Mulungu, Mwana wa nkhosa wa Mulungu,
Mwana wa Atate,
inu wochotsa uchimo wa dziko,
mutichitire chifundo;
Inu wochotsa uchimo wa dziko,
landirani pemphero lathu.
inu wokhala kudzanja lamanja la Mulungu Atate,
Mutichitire chifundo.

Pakuti inu nokha muli Woyera,
inu nokha muli Ambuye,
inu nokha Kristu,
pamodzi ndi Mzimu Woyera,
mull M’mwambamwamba
mu ulemerero wa Mulungu Atate. Amen.
 

The preparation

My brothers and sisters, let us ask God’s help in preparing ourselves to celebrate the holy mysteries.

The people kneel.

Almighty God,
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hid;
cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly love you,
and worthily magnify your holy Name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Penitence

At least on Ash Wednesday and the five Sundays following, the Ten Commandments are said.

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Let us call to mind our sins.

Silence may be kept. Then is said,

Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you,
and against our fellow men,
in thought, word, and deed,
in the evil we have done,
and in the good we have not done,
through ignorance, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault.
We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins.

For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ who died for us,
forgive us all that is past;
and grant that we may serve you in newness of life,
to the glory of your name. Amen.

The Priest or leader says,

Almighty God have mercy on us, pardon our sins and set us free from them, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness and keep us in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Word of God

Let us pray.

THE COLLECT OF THE DAY

The people sit. If there is no New Testament lesson, the PSALM is said here.

THE LESSON FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

The Old Testament lesson is written in the book of ............ chapter ....... verse .....

At the end: This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Silence may be kept.

PSALM
THE LESSON FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT

The New Testament lesson is written in chapter . . . . . . . . verse . . . . . . . 

At the end: This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Silence may be kept, then the people stand.

CANTICLE OR HYMN
THE GOSPEL

Listen to the Good News proclaimed in the Gospel of Saint . . . . . chapter . . . . . verse 
Glory to Christ our Saviour.

At the end: This is the Gospel of Christ.
Praise to Christ our Lord.

The people may sit for a time of silence.

THE SERMON
 

Chikonzero

Abale, tiyeni tipemphe thandizo la Mulungu pamene tikukonzekera kuthira zinsinsi zoyerazi.

Anthu agwade.

Mulungu wamphamvuzonse,
kwa inu mitima yonse itsekuka,
zofuna zone muzidziŵa,
ndipo kulibe kanthu kobisika.
Yeretsani maganizo a mitima yathu
potiuzira Mzimu wanu Woyera,
kuti tikukondeni mwangwiro,
ndi kulilemekeza moyenera dzina lan loyera;
mwa Kristu Ambuye wathu. Amen.

Kulapa

Malamulo khumi anganenedwe, makamaka patsiku Lachitatu la phulusa ndi pa masiku a Ambuye a Lenti.

Ambuye, mutichitire chifundo.
Ambuye, mutichitire chifundo.

Kristu, mutichitire chifundo.
Kristu, mutichitire chifundo.

Ambuye, mutichitire chifundo.
Ambuye, mutichitire chifundo.

Tiyeni tiganizire machimo athu.

Anthu akhate chete mwakamphindi.

Mulungu wamphamvuzonse, Atate wakumwamba,
molapa tiulula kuti takuchimwirani,
ndi kuchimwira anthu anzathu,
m’maganizo ndi m’mawu ndi m’machitidwe,
pakuchita zoipa,
ndi posachita zoyenera,
chifukwa cha kusadziŵa kapena kufooka,
kapena kuchita mwadala.
Tili ndichisoni ndithudi.

Mutikhululukire zolakwa zonse zakale,
chifukwa cha Mwana wanu Yesu Kristu amene adatifera;
ndipo mutilole kuti tikutumikireni m’moyo watsopano,
kwa ulemerero wa Dzina lanu. Amen.

Wansembe kapena mtsogoleri anene,

Mulungu wamphamvuzonse atichitire chifundo, atikhululukire machimo athu, atipulumutse kuzoipa, atilimbikitse mu ubwino wonse; ndi kutisunga m’moyo wosatha; mwa Yesu Kristu Ambuye wathu. Amen.

Mawu a Mulungu

Tipemphere

PEMPHERO LA TSIKU

Anthu akhale. Ngati palibe phunziro la m’chipangano Chatsopano, SALIMO anenetsa.

PHUNZIRO LA M’CHIPANGANO CHAKALE

Phunziro lochokera m’chipangano Chakale, m’bukhu la . . . mutu wa . . . ndime ya . . .

Pothera: Mawu a Ambuye ndi ameneŵa.
Timthokoze Mulungu.

Anthu angakhale chete mwakamphindi

SALIMO
PHUNZIRO LA M’CHIPANGANO CHATSOPANO

Phunziro lochokera m’Chipangano Chatsopano, . . . mutu wa . . . ndime ya . . .
Pothera: Mawu a Ambuye ndi amenewa.
Timthokoze Mulungu.

Anthu angakhale chete mwakamphindi, ndipo aime.

KANTIKOLO KAPENA N YI MBO UTHENGA WABWINO

Mverani Uthenga Wabwino wolengezedwa ndi . . . woyera, mutu wa . . . ndime ya . . .
Ulemerero ukhale kwa Kristu Ambuye.

Pothera: Nawu Uthenga wa Kristu.
Tikutamandani Kristu.

Anthu angakhale pansi chete mwakamphindi.

LALIKIRO

The Nicene Creed
is said at least on Sundays and other Festivals.

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven;
by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son
he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic
and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism
for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
 

Chikhulupiriro cha Nikaya

Chinenedwe makamaka pa Masiku a Mulungu ndi pa Masiku ena akulu.

Tikhulupirira Mulungu mmodzi,
Atate wamphamvuzonse,
Mlengi wa kumwamba ndi dziko,
ndi zinthu zonse zooneka ndi zosaoneka.

Tikhulupirira Ambuye mmodzi, Yesu Kristu,
Mwana wobadwa yekha wa Mulungu,
wobadwa ndi Atate chisadalengcdwe chinthu chilichonse,
Mulungu wa Mulungu, Kuunika kwa Kuunika,
Mulungu mwini mwa Mulungu mwini,
wobadwa wosalengedwa,
wokhala mmodzi ndi Atate.
Mwa iye zinthu zonse zidalengedwa.
Ameneyo kaamba ka ife anthu,
ndi kaamba ka chipulumutso chathu, adatsika kumwamba;
ndipo adachitidwa thupi ndi Mzimu Woyera
mwa Mariya Woyera, nakhala munthu.
Ndipo adapachikidwira ife pamtanda m’nthaŵi ya Pontio Pilato,
nazunzidwa, naikidwa m’manda.
Ndipo patsiku lachitatu adauka monga mwa malembo,
nakwera Kumwamba, nakhala kudzanja lamanja la Atate.
Ndipo adzabweranso mu ulemerero
kudzaŵeruza amoyo ndi akufa;
ufumu wake siudzatha.

Ndiponso tikhulupirira Mzimu Woyera,
Ambuye, wopatsa moyo,
amene atuluka mwa Atate ndi mwa Mwana,
amene alambiridwa nakuzidwa
pamodzi ndi Atate ndi Mwana;
amene ndalankhula mwa aneneri.
Tikhulupirira mpingo umodzi, woyera
wa pamalo ponse ndi wochokera kwa atumwi.
Tibvomereza ubatizo umodzi
wokhululukira machimo.
Ndipo tilindirira kuuka kwa akufa,
ndi moyo wa nthaŵi ilinkudzayo. Amen.
 

The prayers of the Church

Let us pray for the Church and for the world, and let us thank God for his goodness.

The set passages may also follow one another without responses.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, you promised through your Son Jesus Christ to hear us when we pray in faith.
We give thanks . . . . . we pray for . . . . . the Church throughout the world . . . . . bishops . . . . . clergy . . . . . leaders . . . . .
Silence may be kept

Strengthen your Church to carry forward the work of Christ, that we and all who confess your name may unite in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world.
Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer.

We give thanks . . . . . pray for . . . . . crops . . . . . the lake . . . . . industry
Silence may be kept

Give to all a reverence for the earth as your creation, that we may rightly use its resources in the service of our fellow men and to your honour and glory.
Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer.

We give thanks . . . . . we pray for . . . . . all nations . . . . . this country . . . . . all men in their various callings. . . . .
Silence may be kept

Give wisdom to all in authority, especially our President . . . . . . . . . Direct this nation and all nations in the ways of justice and of peace, that men may honour one another and seek the common good.
Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer.

We give thanks for . . . . . we pray for . . . . . our families and friends
Silence may be kept.

Give grace to us, our families and friends, and to all our neighbours, that we may serve Christ in one another, and love as he loves us.
Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer.

We pray for the sick . . . . . suffering . . . . . all who serve them
Silence may be kept
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind or spirit. Give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation.
Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer.

We remember all who have died . . . . . . . . . .

Silence may be kept

We commend all men, the living and the dead, to your unfailing love. We bless and praise you for the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of our Lord, for the patriarchs, prophets, apostles and martyrs, and for all your saints (especially . . . . . whom we remember today). We pray that we may share with them in your eternal kingdom.

Merciful Father, accept these prayers,
for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
 

Mapemphero a mpingo

Nkhani ziuzidwe ndipo nsembe zilandiridwe tsopano ndi kuperekedwa paguŵa pambuyo pa MTENDERE. Nyimbo ingaimbidwe.

Mapemphero aŵa angatsatiranenso monga pemphero limodzi lokha, popanda mayankho kapena kutchula zofunika zenizeni.

Tiyeni tipempherere mpingo ndi dziko lonse lapansi, ndipo timthokoze Mulungu kaamba ka mphatso zake zonse.

Mulungu wamphamvuzonse, Atate wathu wakumwamba, mudalonjeza mwa Mwana wanu Yesu Kristu kutimvera pamene tipemphera m’dzina lake.

Tiyamika . . . tipempherera . . . mpingo m’dziko lonse . . . mabishopu . . . abusa . . . atsogoleri . . .
Anthu angaknale chete
Limbikitsani Mpingo wanu ugwire ntchito ya Kristu, kuti onse obvomereza dzina lanu agwirizane m’choonadi, ndi kukhala limodzi m’chikondi, ndi kuonetsa ulemerero wanu kwa anthu.
Ambuye, mwa chifundo chanu: imvani pemphero lathu.

Tiyamika . . . tipempherera . . . minda . . . nsotnba . . . ntchito
Anthu angaknale chete

Muŵapatse onse mtima wolemekeza nthaka ndi nyanja monga zolengedwa zanu, kuti anthu anzawo athandizidwe, ndipo inu mulemekezedwe.
Ambuye, mwa chifundo chanu: imvani pemphero lathu.

Tiyamika . . . tipempherera . . . maiko onse . . .
Anthu angakhale chete
Muŵapatse nzeru onse ali ndi ulamuliro, makamaka Presidenti wathu . . . . Mutsogoze pfuko lino, ndi mafuko onse a m’dziko, m’njira ya chilungamo ndi mtendere, kuti anthu alemekezane, ndi kufunirana zabwino zonse.
Ambuye, mwa chifundo chanu: imvani pemphero lathu.

Tiyamika . . . tipempherera . . . anzathu . . .
Anthu angakhale chete
Mu’apatse chisomo onse amene tigwirizana nawo kuti timtumikire Kristu mwa iwo, ndi kukondana nawo monga m’mene iye atikondera ife.
Ambuye, mwa chifundo chanu: imvani pemphero lathu.

Tipempherera . . . odwala . . . osauka . . . owatumikira . . .
Anthu angakhale chete
Sangalatsani ndi kuŵachiritsa onse ali ndi nkhaŵa, ndi obvutika m’thupi kapena mumzimu, ndipo muŵapatse kulimba mtima ndi chiyembekezo cha chikondi chanu.
Ambuye, mwa chifundo chanu: imvani pemphero lathu.

Tikumbukira onse omwalira . . . . .
Anthu angakhale chete
Tiika anthu onse, amoyo ndi akufa, m’chikondi chanu chosatha, ndipo tikutamandani chifukwa cha Mariya Namwali woyera, amayi wa Ambuye wathu, ndi makolo, aneneri, atumwi, mboni ndi oyera anu ena onse (makamaka . . . amene timkumbukira lero). Tipemphera kuti tikagaŵane nawo pamodzi mu ufumu wanu wamuyaya.
Ambuye, mulandire mapemphero athuŵa,
chifukwa cha Mwana wanu,
Mpulumutsi wathu Yesu Kristu. Amen.
 

The peace

The people stand.

Listen to the words of our Saviour Jesus Christ, “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so are you to love one another. If there is this love among you, then all will know that you are my disciples.”

or

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace. If we live in the Spirit, let us walk in the Spirit.

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
Peace be with you.

Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

IF THERE IS A PRIEST the prayers continue on page 12

IF THERE IS NO PRIEST

The offertory

The alms are presented at the altar and the people say,

Yours Lord is the greatness,
the power, the glory, the splendour and the majesty;
for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
All things come from you, and of your own do we give you.

The thanksgiving

Almighty God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you most humble and hearty thanks
for all your goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men.
We bless you for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your immeasurable love
in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ,
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.

And give us, we pray, such a sense of all your mercies
that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful,
and that we show forth your praise,
not only with our lips but in our lives,
by giving up ourselves to your service,
and by walking before you in holiness
and righteousness all our days;
           
Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be all honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The people kneel.

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.

Eternal God and Father, you create us by your power and redeem us by your love. Guide and strengthen us by your Spirit, that we may give ourselves in love and service to one another and to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with us all evermore. Amen.
 

Mtendere

Anthu aime.

Imvani mawu a Mpulumutsi wathu Yesu Kristu. “Ndikupatsani lamulo latsopano lakuti muzikondana. Monga momwe ine ndidakukonderani, inunso muzikondana. Ngati mukondana, pamenepo anthu onse adzadziŵa kuti ndinudi ophunzira anga.”

Kapena

Zipatso zimene Mzimu Woyera amabala ndi chikondi, chimwemwe ndi mtendere. Ngati Mzimu Woyera anatipatsa moyo, tilolenso kuti Mzimuyo atitsogolere.

Mtendere wa Ambuye ukhale ndi inu masiku onse.
Ukhalenso ndi inu.

Anthu apatsane Mtendere malinga ndi mwambo wawo.

NGATI WANSEMBE ALIPO mpemphero upitilira patsamba 12

NGATI WANSEMBE PALIBE

Kupereka nsembe

Nsembe ziperekedwe paguŵa, ndipo anthu anene,

Ukulu ndi mphamvu
ndi ulemerero ndi ufumu ndi ulemu ndi zanu, Ambuye;
zonse zam’mwamba ndi zapadziko ndi zanu,
ndipo tizipereka kwa inn zochokera m’dzanja lanu.

Chiyamiko

Mulungu Atate wachifundo,
ife attimiki ann osayenera tikuthokozani
chifukwa cha kukoma mtima kwanu
kwa ife ndi kwa anthu onse.

Tikuthokozani chifukwa mwatilenga ndi kutisunga,
ndi kutipatsa madalitso onse a moyo wathu;
makamaka chifukwa Ambuye wathu Yesu Kristu
watiwombola, ife ndi anthu onse.
Tikuthokozaninso chifukwa cha madalitso a chisomo chanu,
ndi chifukwa mwatipatsa chikhulupiriro cha ulemerero.

Ndiponso tikupemphani kuti mutizindikiritse madalitso anu onse,
kuti tikuyamikeni ndi mitima yathu yonse,
ndi kukutamandani si pakamwa pokha,
koma m’makhalidwe athunso,
kuti tidzipereke kukutumikirani,
ndi kuyenda pamaso panu mwangwiro
masiku onse a moyo wathu;

mwa Yesu Kristu Ambuye wathu;
mwa iye, pamodzi ndi Mzimu Woyera,
ulemerero wonse ukhale kwa inu kunthaŵi zosatha. Amen.

Anthu agwade.

Arate wathu wakumwamba,
Dzina lanu liyeretsedwe,
ufumu wanu udze,
kufuna kwanu kuchitidwe,
monga kumwamba, chomwecho pansi pano.
Mutipatse lero chakudya chathu chalero.
Mutikhululukire zochimwa zathu
monga ifenso tiŵakhululukira otichimwira.
Musatitengere kokatiyesa
koma mutipulumutse kuzoipa.
Chifukwa wane ndi ufumu ndi mphamvu ndi ulemerero
kunthaŵi zosatha. Amen.

Mulungu ndi Atate wamuyaya, mwa mphamvu yanu tilengedwa, ndi mwa chikondi chanu tiwomboledwa. Titsogozeni ndi kutilimbikitsa ndi Mzimu wanu, kuti patsiku la lero titumikire inu ndi anzathu mwa chikondi ndi modzipereka; mwa Yesu Krsitu Ambuye wathu. Amen.

Chisomo cha Ambuye wathu Yesu Kristu,
ndi chikondi cha Mulungu,
ndi chiyanjano cha Mzimu Woyera
zikhale ndi ife tonse kunthaŵi zosatha. Amen.
 

IF A PRIEST IS PRESENT

The preparation of the gifts

Taking the bread,
Blessed are you Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. For us it becomes the bread of life.
Blessed be God for ever.

Taking the wine,
Blessed are you Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. For us it becomes the cup of salvation.
Blessed be God for ever.

Accepting the alms,
Blessed are you Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have these gifts to offer, the fruit of our labour and of the skills you have given us. Take us and our possessions to do your work in the world.
Blessed be God for ever.

In place of the three foregoing prayers may be said,

Yours Lord is the greatness,
the power, the glory, the splendour and the majesty;
for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
All things come from you, and of your own do we give you.

The great thanksgiving

The Lord is here.
His Spirit is with us.

Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and praise.
 

NGATI WANSEMBE ALIPO

Kukonzekera mphatso

Potenga mkate,
Ndinu wolemckezeka Ambuye, Mulungu wa zolengedwa zonse. Mwa kukoma mtima kwanu tapeza mkate uwu kuupereka nsembe, umene nthaka yatipatsa, ndipo manja a anthu awupanga. Kwa ife udzakhala mkate wamoyo.
Alemekezeke Mulungu kwamuyaya.

Potenga vinyo,
Ndinu wolemekezeka Ambuye, Mulungu wa zolengedwa zonse. Mwa kukoma mtima kwanu tapeza vinyowu kuuthira nsembe, chipatso cha mpesa ndi ntchito ya manja a anthu. Kwa ife udzakhala chikho cha chipulumutso.
Alemekezeke Mulungu kwamuyaya.

Polandira zopereka,
Ndinu wolemekezeka Ambuye, Mulungu wa zolengedwa zonse. Mwa kukoma mtima kwanu tapeza zopereka izi, zipatso za thukuta lathu ndi za luso lomwe mwatipatsa. Titengeni ife ndi zonse tili nazo kuti tigwirire ntchito zanu m’dziko.
Alemekezeke Mulungu kwamuyaya.

M’malo mwa mapemphero atatuŵa, anthu anganene.

Ukulu ndi mphamvu
ndi ulemerero ndi ufumu ndi zanu, Ambuye;
zonse zam’mwamba mli zapadziko ndi zanu,
ndipo tizipereka kwa inu zochokera m’dzanja lanu.

Chiyamiko chachikulu

Ambuye akhale nanu.
Akhalenso ndi inu.

Kwezani mitima nanu.
Tiikweza kwa Ambuye.

Timthokoze Ambuye Mulungu wathu.
Kali koyenera ife ndi kwabwino kuchita chotere.
 

FIRST EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

It is not only right, it is our duty and our joy, at all times and in all places, to give you thanks and praise, holy Father, heavenly King, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ your only Son our Lord.

For he is your living Word; through him you have created all things from the beginning, and formed us in your own image.

Through him you have freed us from the slavery of sin, giving him to be born as man, to die upon the cross, and to rise again for us.

Through him you have made us a people for your own possession, exalting him to your right hand on high, and sending upon us your holy and life-giving Spirit.

Proper preface, if any, or else on Sundays,

And now we give you thanks because today you have gathered us together at this eucharistic feast, so that we may be renewed in love, joy and peace.

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and saying:

Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

The people kneel.

Accept our praises, heavenly Father, through your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ; and as we follow his example and obey his command, grant that by the power of your Spirit these gifts of bread and wine may be to us his body and his blood.

PEMPHERO LOTAMANDIRA LOYAMBA

Si chilungamo chokha, koma ndi ntchito yathu ndi chimwemwe chathu, panthaŵi zonse ndi pamalo ponse kukupatsani matamando ndi mayamiko, Atate woyera, Mfumu yakumwamba, Mulungu wamphamvuzonse ndi wanthaŵi zonse, mwa Yesu Kristu Mwana wanu wobadwa yekha, Ambuye wathu.

Chifukwa ndiye Mawu anu amoyo; kuchokera pachiyambi mwalenga mwaiye zinthu zonse, ndi kutipanga ife m’chifanizo chanu.

Kupyolera mwa iye mwatipulumutsa mu ukapolo wa uchimo, potipatsa iye kubadwa monga munthu, ndi kutifera pamtanda, ndi kuukanso kwa akufa chifukwa chathu.

Kupyolera mwa iye mwatsimikiza kuti tili anthu anuanu, pakumkweza ndi kumkhazikitsa pampando wa ufumu kumwambako, ndiponso potitumizira Mzimu wanu Woyera wopatsa moyo.

Prefesi lenileni ngati lilipo; kapena ili pa Tsiku la Mulungu:

Ndipo lero tikuthokozani chifukwa mwatisonkhanitsa pamodzi paphwando la Ukaristia, kuti tipangidwe atsopano m’chikondi, m’chimwemwe ndi mumtendere.

Chifukwa cha chimeneeho, ife pamodzi ndi angelo, ndi angelo akulu ndi mpingo wonse wakumwamba, tilalikira ndi kulemekeza dzina lanu la ulemerero, pokutamandani nthaŵi zonse ndi kunena:

Woyera, woyera, woyera,
Ambuye Mulungu wamakamu.
Kumwamba ndi dziko kwadzala ulemerero wanu.
Ulemerero ukhale kwa inu,
Ambuye wam’mwambamwamba.
Wodalitsika ndiye amene akudza m’dzina la Ambuye.
Hosana m’mwambamwamba.

Anthu agwade.

Landirani matamando athu, Atate wakumwamba, mwa Mwana wanu Mpulumutsi wathu Yesu Kristu. Ndipo pamene titsata chitsanzo chake ndi kumvera lamulo lake, mupungulire Mzimu wanu pamphatso zanuzi za mkate ndi vinyo, kuti zikhale kwa ife thupi ndi magazi aka.
 

For in the same night that he was betrayed, he took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Again, after supper he took the cup; he gave you thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many, for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

Let us acclaim the victory of Christ:

Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again!

Therefore, heavenly Father, with this bread and this cup we do this in remembrance of him: we celebrate and proclaim his perfect sacrifice made once for all upon the cross, his resurrection from the dead, and his ascension into heaven; and we look for his coming in glory.

Accept through him, our great high priest, this our sacrifice of thanks and praise; and as we eat and drink these holy gifts in the presence of your divine majesty, renew us by your Spirit, inspire us with your love, and unite us in the body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Through him, and with him, and in him, by the power of the Holy Spirit, with all who stand before you in earth and heaven, we worship you, Father almighty, in songs of everlasting praise:

Blessing and honour and glory and power
be yours for ever and ever. Amen.

The services continues on page 17.
 

Chifukwa usiku omweuja adaperekedwa, adatenga mkate, nayamika, nawuthyola, naŵapatsa ophunzira aka ndi kunena, “Tengani ndi kudya; ili ndi thupi langa lopatsidwa chifukwa cha inu. Chitani ichi chikhale chikumbutso changa.”

Koteronso chitatha chakudya, adatenga chikho, nayamika, naŵapatsa iwo ndi kunena, “Imwani inu nonse, pakuti aŵa ndi magazi anga a pangano latsopano, okhetsedwa chifukwa cha inu ndi anthu onse, kwa kuchotsa machimo. Chitani ichi nthaŵi zonse mukamwa, chikhale chikumbutso changa.”

Tiyeni tilengeze chigonjetso cha Kristu:

Kristu adatifera pamtanda,
Kristu adauka kwa akufa,
Kristu adzabweranso!

Chotero, Atate wakumwamba, tipereka kwa inu mkate uwu ndi chikho ichi m’chikumbutso chake; tilengeza mokondwera nsembe yake yokwanira, ya pamtanda, ndi kuuka kwake kwa akufa, ndi kukwera kwake kumwamba; ndipo tilindirira kubweranso kwake kwa ulemerero.

Landirani kupyolera mwa iye, Wansembe wathu wamkulu, nsembe yathuyi ya chiyamiko ndi ya matamando. Ndipo pamene tikudya ndi kumwa mphatso zanu zoyerazi pamaso pa inu, Mfumu yakumwamba, mutikonze ife mwa Mzimu, mutidzutse ndi chikondi chanu, ndipo mutiyanjanitse mwa thupi la Mwana wanu, Yesu Kristu Ambuye wathu.

Mwa iye, ndi pamodzi ndi iye, ndi mkati mwa iye, mwa mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera, pamodzi ndi onse oimirira pamaso panu padziko ndi kumwamba, tikulambirani Atate wamphamvuzonse, m’nyimbo za matamando osalekeza:

Dalitso ndi chiyamiko ndi mphamvu ndi ulemerero zikhale kwa inu kwamuyaya. Amen.

Mpemphero upitirira patsamba 17.
 

THE SECOND EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Father, it is our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

He is the Word through whom you made the universe, the Saviour you sent to redeem us. By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh and was born of the Virgin Mary.

For our sake he opened his arms on the cross; he put an end to death and revealed the resurrection. In this he fulfilled your will and won for you a holy people.

Proper preface, if any, or else on Sundays,

And now we give you thanks because today is the first day of the week, when you bid us give you thanks for the resurrection of your Son, whereby sin is overcome and hope restored.

And so we join the angels and the saints in proclaiming your glory as we say:

Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

The people kneel.

Lord, you are holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness. Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, so that they may become for us the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Before he was given up to death, a death he freely accepted, he took bread and gave you thanks. He broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take this, all of you, and eat it: this is my body which will be given up for you.”

When supper was ended, he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples, and said, “Take this, all of you, and drink from it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all men so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.”

Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:

Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free.
You are the Saviour of the world.

In memory of his death and resurrection, we offer you, Father, this life-giving bread, this saving cup. We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you.

May all of us who share in the body and blood of Christ be brought together in unity by the Holy Spirit.

Lord, remember your Church throughout the world; make all of us in your family grow in love, together with ...............  our archbishop, ............... our bishop, and all the clergy.

Remember our brothers and sisters who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again; bring them and all the departed into the light of your presence.

Have mercy on us all; make us worthy to share eternal life with Mary, the virgin mother of God, with the apostles, and with all the saints who have done your will throughout the ages. May we praise you in union with them, and give you glory through your Son, Jesus Christ.

Through him, with him, in him,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father,
for ever and ever. Amen.
 

PEMPHERO LOTAMANDIRA LACHIŴIRI

Atate woyera, nkoyenera ndithu kuti tikuthokozeni nthaŵi zonse. Nkofunika kuti tikuyamikeni pamalo ponse, mwa Mwana wanu wokondeka Yesu Kristu.

Mwa iye mudalenga zonse. Mudamtuma kuti akhale Mpulumutsi wathu. Adadzisandutsa munthu ndi mphamvu ya Mzimu Woyera, nabadwa mwa Mariya namwali woyera.

Chifukwa cha ife adatambalitsa manja ake pamtanda, kuti agonjetse imfa ndi kutsimikiza za kuuka kwa akufa. Motero adachita kufuna kwanu, nasandutsa anthu kuti akhale mbumba yanu yoyera.

Prefesi lenileni, ngati lilipo; kapena ili pa tsiku la Mulungu:

Ndipo tsopano tikuthokozani chifukwa lero ndi tsiku loyamba la sabata, limene mudatilamulira kuti tikuyamikeni chifukwa cha kuuka kwa akufa kwa Mwana wanu, kotero tchimo lidagonjetsedwa ndipo chiyembekezo chidabwezedwanso.

Nchifukwa chake limodzi ndi angelo ndi oyera anu onse, tikulalika ulemu wanu, ponena pamodzi nawo kuti:

Woyera, woyera, woyera,
Ambuye Mulungu wa makamu.
Kumwamba ndi dziko kwadzala ulemerero wanu.
Ulemerero ukhale kwa inu,
Ambuye wam’mwambamwamba.
Wodalitsika ndiye amene akudza m’dzina la Ambuye.
Hosana m’mwambamwamba.

Anthu agwade.

Ndinu woyeradi, Atate, ndinu kasupe wa kuyera konse. Takupembani tsono, tumizani Mzimu wanu Woyera, adzayeretse mphatso zathu zino, zisanduke thupi ndi magazi a Ambuye wathu Yesu Kristu.

Iye, asanadzipereke kutifera pamtanda, adatenga mkate, nakuthokozani, ndikuwunyema, napereka kwa ophunzira ake, nati, “Landitani, idyani: ili ndi thupi langa lomwe lidzaperekedwa chifukwa cha inu.”

Chimodzimodzi atatha kudya, adatenga chikho, nakuthokozaninso, ndi kuchipereka kwa ophunzira aka, nazi: “Landirani, imwani: ichi ndi chikho cha magazi anga, magazi a chipangano chatsopano ndi chosatha, magazi amene adzatsiridwa chifukwa cha inu ndi anthu onse, kuti afafanize machimo. Muzichita izi kuti mundikumbukire.”

Tiyamike ntchito zotipulumutsa:

Ambuye, mudatiombola pamtanda wanu,
ndi pakuuka kwanu kwa akufa.
Ndinu Mpulumutsi wa anthu onse.

Choncho, Atate, ife pokumbukira kufa ndi kuuka kwa Mwana wanu, tikupereka kwa inu mkate uwu wotipatsa moyo ndi chikho ichi chotipulumutsa. Ndipo tikuthokozani chifukwa mudatilola kufika pamaso panu ndi kukutumikirani.

Tikupemphani modzichepetsa kuti polandira thupi ndi magazi a Yesu Kristu Ambuye wathu, Mzimu Woyera atisonkhanitse ndi kutisandutsa amodzi.

Atate, mukumbukire mbumba yanu yobalalika padziko lonse lapansi. Ife tonse m’mbumbayi mutikometsere chikondi chathu, limodzi ndi .... bishopu wathu wamkulu, ndi ... bishopu wathu, ndi ansembe onse. Mutithandize tonse kukondana koposa.

Mukumbukirenso abale athu amene adafa akuyembekeza kudzauka, ndipo akufa ena onse; apatseni chimwemwe cha kuonana nanu.

Takupembani, mutichitire ife tonse chifundo, kuti pamodzi ndi Maria Namwali woyera, Amayi a Mulungu, ndiponso atumwi anu, ndi oyera onse amene adakomera inu pansi pano, nafenso tikalandire nawo moyo wosatha, ndi kukakuyamikani ndi kukutamandani mwa Yesu Kristu Mwana wanu.

Chifukwa cha iye, pamodzi naye, mwa iye,
muona ulemu wonse ndi chiyamiko.
inu Mulungu Atate wamphamvuzonse,
pamodzi ndi Mzimu Woyera kunthaŵi zosatha. Amen.
 

The Lord’s Prayer

As Christ has taught us we are bold to say

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.

The communion

The priest breaks the consecrated bread, saying,

The bread which we break,
is it not a sharing of the body of Christ?
We who are many are one body,
for we all partake of the one bread.

Jesus, Lamb of God: have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of our sins: have mercy on us.
Jesus, redeemer of the world: give us your peace.

or

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
grant us your peace.

Silence may be kept.

We do not presume to come to this your table,
merciful Lord,
trusting in our own righteousness,
but in your manifold and great mercies.
We are not worthy so much as to gather up
the crumbs under your table.
But you are the same Lord
whose nature is always to have mercy.
Grant us therefore, gracious Lord,
so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ,
and to drink his blood,
that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.

Draw near and receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ which he gave for us, and his blood which he shed for us. Let us feed on him in our hearts by faith with thanksgiving.

The priest first receives the sacrament, after which it is given to the people,

The body of Christ (keep you in eternal life). Amen.
The blood of Christ (keep you in eternal life). Amen.

After the people have received, a period of silence may be kept.
 

Pemphero la Ambuye

Monga momwe Kristu watiphunzitsa tinene mosaopa,

Atate wathu wakumwamba,
dzina lanu liyeretsedwe,
ufumu wanu udze,
kufuna kwanu kuchitidwe,
monga kumwamba, chomwecho pansi pano.
Mutipatse lero chakudya chathu chalero.
Mutikhululukire zochimwa zathu
monga ifenso tiŵakhululukira otichimwira.
Musatitengere kokatiyesa
koma mutipulumutse kuzoipa.
Chifukwa wanu ndi ufumu ndi mphamvu ndi ulemerero
kunthaŵi zosatha. Amen.

Chidyerano

Wansembe athyole mkate wodalitsidwa ndi kunena,

Mkate umene tiwuthyola,
sindiwo chiyanjano cha thupi la Kristu kodi?

Ife tonse ndife thupi limodzi,
pakuti ife tonse timadya mkate umodzi.

Yesu, Mwanawankhosa wa Mulungu: mutichitire chifundo.
Yesu, wosenza machimo athu: mutichitire chifundo.
Yesu, Mpulumutsi wa dziko: mutipatse mtendere wanu.

kapena

Mwanawankhosa wa Mulungu, wochotsa uchimo wa dziko,
mutichitire chifundo.
Mwanawankhosa wa Mulungu, wochotsa uchimo wa dziko,
mutichitire chifundo.
Mwanawankhosa wa Mulungu, wochotsa uchimo wa dziko,
mutipatse mtendere wanu.

Anthu onse akhale chete mwa kamphindi.

Sitiyenera kuŵandikira guŵa lanuli,
Atate wachifundo,
pokhulupirira chilungamo chathu,
koma chifundo chanu chochuluka.
Sitiyenera kutola makombo pansi paguŵa lanu.
Koma inu ndinu Ambuye wachifundo chachikhalire.
Choncho tikupemphani, Ambuye wachisomo,
kuti tidye thupi la Mwana wanu wokondedwa Yesu Kristu,
ndi kumwa magazi ake,
kuti tikhalebe mwa iye, ndi iyenso mwa ife. Amen.

Idzani pafupi tilandire thupi ndi magazi a Ambuye Yesu Kristu, zopatsidwa chifukwa cha ife, timudye iye mumtima mwathu mokhulupirira ndi moyamikira.

Wansembe alandire, pambuyo poke alandiritse ena alikunena,

Thupi la Kristu (likusungeni m’moyo wosatha). Amen.
Magazi a Kristu (akusungeni m’moyo wosatha). Amen.

Atatha kulandira anthu, pakhale nthaŵi yakachete.
 

Conclusion

Give thanks to the Lord for he is gracious.
His mercy endures for ever.

*Father of all, we give you thanks and praise, that when we were still far off you met us in your Son and brought us home. Dying and living, he declared your love, gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory.

May we who share Christ’s body
live his risen life;
we who drink his cup
bring life to others;
we whom the Spirit lights
give light to the world.

Keep us in this hope that we have grasped; so we and all your children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty God,
we thank you for feeding us
with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ.
Through him we offer you our souls and bodies
to be a living sacrifice.
Send us out
in the power of your Spirit
to lire and work
to your praise and glory. Amen.

The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

Go in peace and serve the Lord, Alleluia, Alleluia.
In the name of Christ. Amen. Alleluia, Alleluia.

Notices and news of the parish, diocese and Province are announced here.
 

Chimaliziro

Yamikani Ambuye pakuti ndiye wabwino.
Pakuti chifundo chake nchosatha.

Atate wa onse, tikuthokozani ndi kukutamandani, kuti pamene tidali kutali ndi inu, mudakumana nafe mwa Mwana wanu ndi kutibwezera kwathu. Paimfa ndi pokhala ndi moyo, iye adalalikira chikondi chanu, ndi kutipatsa chisomo, ndi kutitsekulira khomo la ulemerero.

Ife amene tigaŵana thupi la Kristu,
tilame m’moyo wake watsopano.
Ife amene timamwa chikho chake,
titengere anthu ena moyo.
Ife amene Mzimu utiunikira,
tionetse kuŵala kwa ena.

Mutisunge m’chiyembekezochi chimene tachigwira; kotero kuti ife ndi ana anu onse tidzakhale aufulu, ndipo dziko lonse lapansi likhale likutamanda dzina lanu; mwa Kristu Ambuye wathu. Amen.

Mulungu wamphamvuzonse
tikuyamikani chifukwa mwatidvetsa
thupi ndi magazi a Mwana wanu Yesu Kristu.
Mwa iye tikupatsani miyoyo yathu ndi matupi athu,
kuti tikhale nsembe yamoyo.
Titumeni m’dziko
m’mphamvu ya Mzimu wanu
kulama ndi kugwira ntchito
kuti inu mulemekezedwe. Amen.

Mtendere wa Mulungu, woposa chidziŵitso chonse, usunge mitima yanu ndi maganizo anu m’kudziŵa ndi m’kukonda Mulungu, ndi Mwana wake Yesu Kristu Ambuye wathu; ndipo dalitso la Mulungu wamphamvuzonse, Atate, ndi Mwana, ndi Mzimu Woyera, likhalebe ndi inu kunthaŵi zosatha. Amen.

Pitani mumtendere ndi kutumikira Ambuye.
Aleluya, Aleluya.
M’dzina la Kristu. Amen. Aleluya, Aleluya.
 

The consecration of additional elements

Hear us, heavenly Father, and with your Word and Holy Spirit bless and sanctify this bread/wine that it, also, may be the sacrament of the precious body/blood of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who took bread/the cup and said, “This is my body/blood.” Amen.

Kudalitsanso mkate ndi vinyo

Mutimvere, Atate wakumwamba, ndipo mwa mawu anu ndi Mzimu Woyera dalitsani ndi kuyeretsa mkate uwunso/vinyo uyunso kuti ukhale/akhale sakramenti yamtengo wapatali ya thupi la /magazi a Mwana wanu Yesu Kristu Ambuye wathu, amene adatenga mkate/chikho ndi kunena, “Ili ndi thupi langa/ aŵa ndi magazi anga.” Amen.